President Barack Obama (C) receives a jersey from Hall of Fame player Willie Mays (L) and San Francisco Giants General Manager Brian Sabean (R) during an event with the World Series champions in the East Room of the White House July 25, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Giants defeated the Texas Rangers in the 2010 World Series, giving the franchise their first World Series championship since 1954, and the first since relocating to San Francisco in 1958. less

President Barack Obama (C) receives a jersey from Hall of Fame player Willie Mays (L) and San Francisco Giants General Manager Brian Sabean (R) during an event with the World Series champions in the East Room ... more

In this Sept. 29, 1954 file photo, New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays, left, jokes with pinch-hitter Dusty Rhodes in the clubhouse after the Giants' 5-2 win in 10 innings over the Cleveland Indians Game 1 of the World Series at the Polo Grounds in New York. less

In this Sept. 29, 1954 file photo, New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays, left, jokes with pinch-hitter Dusty Rhodes in the clubhouse after the Giants' 5-2 win in 10 innings over the Cleveland Indians ... more

Running at top speed with his back to the plate, New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays gets under a 450-foot blast off the bat of Cleveland first baseman Vic Wertz to pull the ball down in front of the bleachers wall in the eighth inning of the World Series opener at the Polo Grounds in New York on September 29, 1954. In making the miraculous catch with two runners on base, Willie came within a step of crashing into the wall. The Giants won 5-2. less

Running at top speed with his back to the plate, New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays gets under a 450-foot blast off the bat of Cleveland first baseman Vic Wertz to pull the ball down in front of the ... more

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Willie Mays, star outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, arrives on Feb. 4, 1962 at a San Francisco public playground equipped for a workout on his own. Mays, who recently signed a Giants contract for an estimated $90,000 largest in Giants history, said he wanted to limber up some as spring training is just around the corner. less

Willie Mays, star outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, arrives on Feb. 4, 1962 at a San Francisco public playground equipped for a workout on his own. Mays, who recently signed a Giants contract for an ... more

Giants great Willie Mays waves to fans as the San Francisco Giants celebrate their World Series Championship with a parade up Market Street in downtown San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012.

Giants great Willie Mays waves to fans as the San Francisco Giants celebrate their World Series Championship with a parade up Market Street in downtown San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday Oct. 31, 2012.

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